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40 Deluxe · 06-24-2019, 12:51 AM

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I really don't know how Hal Roach Sr. could say '"cut to the chase in a silent film but maybe it was in print on the screen?[/COLOR][/FONT][/I]
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MY explanation would be that a staple of silent movies was a chase of some sort-a car chase, horse chase, stage coach chase, foot chase, etc. Hal Roach was a director, I believe. So when some action was needed to wake up the audience, he would tell the film crew to "cut to the chase".

06-24-2019, 12:51 AM	#616
40 Deluxe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: now Kuna, Idaho Posts: 3,779	Re: tell a Model A related story Lucky to have made it on time.[/FONT][/I][/B] I really don't know how Hal Roach Sr. could say '"cut to the chase in a silent film but maybe it was in print on the screen?[/COLOR][/FONT][/I] [/SIZE][/QUOTE] MY explanation would be that a staple of silent movies was a chase of some sort-a car chase, horse chase, stage coach chase, foot chase, etc. Hal Roach was a director, I believe. So when some action was needed to wake up the audience, he would tell the film crew to "cut to the chase".